When the game was halfway through the fourth quarter, Mike on the commentary stage. Brin found that the fans at the Bankers Living Arena had begun to fade away.

Right now, the battle between the Heat and the Bulls is still raging. "Black Mamba" Kobe Bryant is still biting the Clippers, and the two sides are bound to fight to the death. In the opening game, only the game between the Pacers and the Pelicans lost suspense early.

Here's a pretty scary statistic: The Pacers haven't fallen behind since the 11th minute of the first quarter.

Throughout the game, the supposedly talented Pelicans were pressed and beaten by the Pacers. Holiday struggled incomparably under Paul's defense, and Anthony Brown. Although Davis scored 20 points, as an interior lineman, a 40% shooting rate is obviously unqualified. David. West and Horford's bag clamp made "Thick Eyebrows" at a loss.

The high-profile Pelicans sixth man, Terek. Evans, who scored just four points in the game, hit just two of his eight shots. At this point, he was replaced by Jimmy. Butler and Stephenson were completely blown out.

The Pelicans' best performer was Eric. Gordon, who scored a team-high 25 points, including 3-of-5 three-pointers. It's a pity that Gordon has never been a first-line superstar. He doesn't yet have the power to use his individual abilities to change the game.

Therefore, despite their stubborn resistance, the Pelicans did not escape the fate of being destroyed by the defending champions. At this point, there were only three minutes left before full-time, and the Pelicans trailed the Pacers by 22 points.

In this regard, Kevin. Harlan even joked, "Today, the fans came to see the championship ring ceremony, and the game was not the focus from the beginning. Even if it's a routine performance after the award ceremony. ”

Of the three openers, only this one at the Bankers' Living Arena went into garbage time. It's no wonder that Xiao Hua dislikes the Pacers so much.

Finally, the long, shrill electronic beep saved the Pelicans. No one wants to lose in the first game of the new season, let alone lose hard. This shows how aggrieved the Pelicans were tonight.

113-98, in the first game of the 13-14 season, the defending champion defeated the opponent by 15 points. Among them, Paul. George exploded with 32 points and got his season off to a good start.

Don't forget what Henson expects from George this season, but he's the league's top scorer!

In addition, Leonard scored 19 points. Butler came off the bench to score 16 points, while Stephenson had 12 on his net. Paul scored just 10 points today, but he dished out 12 assists. Because, the big brother of this team gave up the right to shoot to his little brothers.

The Pacers' team-wide stats and stats are hard to fault with them, and their suppression of the Pelicans is all-encompassing.

After the game, Henson did not give a sideline interview, but handed over the "drudgery" to Becky. Harmon, he really doesn't want to face the stupid questions of reporters. And in the next press conference, he does not plan to listen to questions from reporters, but to take the initiative!

Forty minutes later, in the packed media reception room, people finally saw Henson, dressed in a black suit. Coach Joe.

On stage, Henson was smiling and seemed to be in a good mood. The excited reporters were about to raise their hands to ask questions, but Henson was the first to approach the microphone and start speaking.

"32 points, 6 rebounds, 5 assists, plus 2 steals. He shot 36.4 percent from three-point range and 47.4 percent from the field combined. What do you think, Paul. How is George doing today? ”

The reporters were stunned, they didn't expect the head coach of the team to ask them questions first, who is the reporter?

"There is no doubt about it," a brave journalist stood up, "and there is no doubt that Paul . . . George's performance was top-notch. He was already the team's leading scorer last season, and this season, he's probably got even better. ”

"Very good answer, which media are you from? Mr? ”

"Uh...... Colorado Daily News. ”

"Colorado Daily News? I authorize you to write a column of mine. The content is that the media that questioned whether George was worth the $90 million contract were fucking idiots! ”

"Ho ho ho! The boss is so handsome! Meanwhile, in the dressing room, the players were staring at the TV watching Henson's performance. Seeing that Henson took the initiative to scold the media like this, the players immediately collectively coaxed.

Becky. Harmon smiled and shook his head, is this the legendary "Henson-style interview"?

Antetokounmpo was directly stunned, but he also played professional basketball for a few years. But this is the first time he has seen a coach who will curse at a press conference.

At this time, in the media reception room, when Henson scolded such a sentence, no media dared to squeak. Because most of them are the same media that Henson calls "questioning George's value".

"Remember what I said? Mr. Reporter? Don't worry, I'll go back and draw up a contract for you, which means that my authorization is legitimate. Then, show your talents in my column, Mr. Journalist. ”

With that, Henson got up with a smile and left the media reception room. There is no media to keep it, because this group of reporters no longer dares to provoke this coach who is like dynamite.

A question was not asked by the reporter, but it made them deflated. It has to be said that every time a reporter steps into the media reception room of the Banker's Life Arena, it takes courage.

When Henson returned to the locker room, he was greeted by a round of applause from the players and a hug from George.

This coach is always willing to be on the side of the players, even if he has to fight against the whole world for it.

"Behave well, but don't make me a clown." In George's ear, Henson muttered softly.

"Don't worry, sir, I won't let you down this season."

Spike. Lee faithfully recorded the scene on the sidelines, a side of the Pacers that no one else knows. It's no wonder that Henson is so close to the players. How can a coach who thinks about the players everywhere and is even willing to stand up and speak for the players not be liked by the players?

If you think about the Knicks again, Anthony has a bad relationship with almost all the coaches, and there is infighting among the management. And between the players, there are some contradictions, but they don't break out.

So, the success of a team is not accidental. Sometimes, these details can also make or break a team.

The black director pouted, maybe the value of this documentary will be greater than he imagined. Although he lost the bet with Henson, Spike. Li felt that he had gained more things......

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There is no doubt that Henson's speech at the press conference caused outrage in the media. But in the face of George's outstanding performance, they had no reason to refute it.

Usually it is the media that lashes out at the players and coaches, but it's good, but the relationship is reversed, and it's the coach who lashes out at the media.

This feeling of being scolded and not being able to return the favor made every media person extremely indignant.

They were waiting, waiting for an opportunity to fight back against Henson. All it takes is one game where George or the Pacers don't play well, and Henson gets drowned in the saliva of reporters!

The reporters waited and waited, only to find that more than a week later, the opportunity they longed for still did not appear.

On October 30, after the Pelicans were defeated in the opener, the Pacers played back-to-back away games against the Orlando Magic.

Although Vucevic played a highlight performance for the Magic last season, the Montenegrin center has not yet become Orlando's second "monster"

, he couldn't have rebuilt the magic on his own. So strictly speaking, the Magic are still a rebuilding team this season. The defending champions never miss a game against a rebuilding team!

97-87, George had 24 points, five assists, six rebounds, a terrible three blocks and one steal. Although there were 2 mistakes, the flaws were not hidden. The Pacers won by 10 points on the road, and George once again played superstar statistics.

The reporters who had been waiting to fight back at Henson began their "humiliating journey".

Fast into November, George's momentum hasn't stopped. On November 2, Paul. George set a new record for scoring this season. Well...... But there are still 21 points. And in this game, George rushed down 13 rebounds in one fell swoop! His performance allowed Anthony to score 0 points and 6 rebounds in the game. Bennett was embarrassed. 99 to 84, the Pacers started with three straight wins!

Three days later in Detroit, the expectation was that the Pistons, who had been strengthened this season, would give the Pacers some color to see. But unfortunately, instead of dropping the chain in the face of the Pistons' defense, George also scored 30+ points for the second time this season!

31 points, 10 rebounds, 4 assists, 4 steals! Hit 4 of 8 three-pointers, with a comprehensive shooting rate of 66.7%! Drummond? Greg. Monroe? Josh. Smith? In front of George, this defensive lineup is not good at all!

Four games, four wins, George scored double-doubles in three of those games and scored more than 30 points in two games......

George is like a "great general" who commands thousands of armies, leading the defending champions to sweep the entire league. There is no doubt that this young No. 24 has become the leader of the Pacers! He and Henson used practical actions to tell the media what it means to "I scold you, you can't fight back".

George's successive outstanding performances made the media give up waiting. This revenge, maybe they really can't get revenge.

The media can only comfort themselves and say: In Henson, it is normal to suffer a little loss......